Weaponry and Standards from the Malay World, illustrated by Albert Racinet
This plate is taken from Volume 3 of “Le Costume Historique” (1888), a series of volumes illustrated by French artist and costume historian Albert Racinet detailing dress and everyday objects from around the world. I have reproduced a scan of the plate below, as well as an outline that more clearly shows the numbering of the figures. I have translated the accompanying text into English, and provided scans of the original French so you can check my work. …